Re: System Restore

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Hi,

Here's one possibility.
"Snap-in Failed to Initialize" Error Message When You Open Microsoft
Management Console
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;826282&Product=winxp

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Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org


gmirek wrote:
> I am running Windows XP Home with SP2.
>
> When I try to run System Restore, a dialogue box pops up which says
> that I do not have the "proper security permissions to restore the
> system".
>
> I tried to run the Event Viewer based on Bert Kinney's suggestion in a
> "system restore" posting on 11/26/2005. When I tried to run the Event
> Viewer, I get an error which says that the "Snap-in Creation failed"
> and that it may not be installed properly.
>
> This is just one problem I have been having. Many of my MMC Snap-ins
> have similar errors when I try to invoke them.
>
> I think that there must be some general problem with Administrator
> privilege on my machine. Are there any Registry keys/values I can
> look at/change which will setup my Administrator privileges
> correctly? This is a stand-alone machine and every User Account is
> setup as Administrator.
>
> I would really hate to have to re-install Windows XP again.
>
> Thanks,
> Greg Mirek


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